So, there's a preview up of Green Lantern Corps 39.
Remember not long ago, when Natu and Kyle encountered that Star Sapphire who had them peer into her gem to see who their "true love" was, and they discovered that the feeling was mutual, and they ran off to have an illicit (because GLs are no longer allowed to date) affair that could get them both thrown out of the Corps?
And while I find the idea of "true love" irksome--I think it's both a fallacy and potentially just a very bad thing, considering the number of folks who will stick with a bad boy/girlfriend because they think that person is their "soulmate"--at least that provided a context for the relationship forming under those circumstances. It also provided a context for Kyle--who sometimes seems to have bought into his own "kiss of death" image--being willing to do so at all.
However.
In this preview, Kyle admits to Guy that he didn't really see Natu in the gem. He saw Jade. He lied to Natu. I'm not sure why--because he does like her and is attracted to her, and Jade isn't exactly available? Because he didn't want her to feel bad or be embarrassed that she saw him in the gem? Because it just seemed like a good idea at the time? Who knows?
What it does indicate is that Kyle is kind of an ass.
If he'd told the truth to Natu, telling her that no, he didn't see her in the gem...well, she might have been embarrassed, might even have felt a bit hurt, but she wouldn't have gotten into a relationship with him under false pretences and against her better judgment.
I'm thinking he's in for a well-deserved verbal beatdown when Natu finds out what's up.
Oh, and the "true love" thing? I can't really imagine that it would have been Jade he saw, either if there's truth behind it or if it's (as I think likely) his own perceptions/projections that he saw in the gem.
In either case, it ought to be Alex.
However, since I don't think Alex is getting a Black Lantern ring, making it Jade makes some narrative sense. But it's still wrong.
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It DOES make one wonder if Soranik actually did see KYLE, doesn't it? And if she didn't, what does all this say about BOTH of them?
That did occur to me, but since she spoke first, I tend to think she really did see him. Otherwise she's pretty damn opportunistic and I don't really see that in her.
Whereas with Kyle, it was a jerk move, but kind of in the same category as the person who says "I love you too" when someone says "I love you" even though it's not quite the truth--still tacky, but a different category of tacky.
Alex. Definitely Alex.
I have a feeling that this thing with Soranik may come back to bite him in a most painful way.
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